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We recently had the most scrumptious Indian food and discovered again the pleasures of Indian cuisine.
Indian breads like Naan and Roti’s are delicious and easy to make and add that authentic touch to a meal.
I can see an Indian craze coming on !
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Want to try something cool, icy, and delicious but want to know what’s in it ?
Try these Chocolate Ice Blocks or Iced Lollies
Put gelatine and water in bowl and leave for three minutes ( to set gelatine)
Put everything else in a blender and blitz
Melt gelatine in the water in microwave for 10 – 15 minutes on high
Add melted gelatine to blender and whizz again
Pour into ice block moulds and freeze for at least 12 hours - or in ice cube trays and add toothpicks
Additions and options
Coffee version: leave out the cocoa and add instant coffee or strong coffee to the gelatine soak
Any fruit juice frozen by itself or blended with yogurt
Add cinnamon or fresh or frozen berries – raspberries go well with chocolate.
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Bliss Balls - quick easy and delicious treat that is healthy too.
Here is the approximate “recipe” but it is not an exact science as you can put in whatever nuts, dried fruits you have on hand. Basically it is a grind and blend recipe and if the mix is not moist enough to mold into balls add a little fruit juice – orange or lemon is good but any will do.
Ingredients:
This is one of the quickest and tastiest salads and if you use all the different colored peppers, yellow, red, orange and green and serve in a glass dish it can look magnificent.
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Oats combined with divine flavors make this an extra yummy breakfast treat.
Use organic ingredients to get the maximum taste and health benefits. We made this one cold winter morning and it was so delicious we had it three times in a row – the next porridge without it tasted very boring ! This recipe serves four people.
Method
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Potato Soup Goes Thai
This is a unique twist on potato soup when you feel like something a bit more exotic but want the comfort of steaming hot potatoes and it also works well for a start to a dinner party as an entree. We like it steaming hot with grilled Ciabatta bread cut lengthwise and grilled until crisp or lebanese bread popped under the grill. We also like it chunky and not blended for a hearty meal with grilled thick slices of homemade bread. Try it and see if you have found another favorite.
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Recently we have got into making our own wine. We started off with Lemon Champagne, moved on to Rose Petal Champagne and now have things bubbling and fermenting away continuously. If you would like to give it a try but think it’s too hard, rethink it as its pretty neat to sip away at something you have made yourself with the big plus that you know what is in it and the process is quite simple once you get the hang of it and its exciting watching it all happen and knowing you have made your own wine from scratch.
As you can see from the photo we have a variety all fermenting away and all we have really had to do was cut up the fruit and give it the odd stir and keep an eye on it. Currently we have Persimmon and another lot of Pear Wine (called Perry) on the go as well.
Try some simple wines first to start off with and the only materials you really do need are glass bottles or carboys and air locks to keep insects out – you can use cotton wool instead but the airlock ensures fruit flies stay out. Plastic water containers will work if you can’t get glass. Read more for the recipe following post Read more »
Mail this postQuick and easy recipe for shortbread biscuits that taste great and have none of the additives and preservatives of store bought biscuits.
It is a very old family recipe that has been well tried and tested and is so old it was still in imperial measurements – we make it when we want something crunchy and shortbready without going to a lot of effort and they always get the ultimate compliment of disappearing very fast ! Today, we used up the last of them on a visitor and the look on one family members face when our visitor polished up the last of them was a classic.
Conversion tip 25 grams equals one ounce
Add grated zest of a lemon or orange
Add coconut or cinnamon
Vanilla is a good addition for a change
We put raisins in sometimes but some family members complain these are no good for dunking into coffee !
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A Flash in the Pan: 100 Fast and Furious Recipes for Wok and Stir-Fry
Stir Fry Pork and Green Beans
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
2 cloves garlic – chop this finely,
250 grams pork, sliced thinly and cut into bite sized pieces
1 1/2 Tablespoons fish sauce
1 Tablespoon oyster sauce
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
150 – 200 grams green beans (snake beans,runners,dwarf beans – any kind fine) cut the beans into bite sized pieces
3 Tablespoons water or stock ( this is optional depending on how much sauce you like)
Method
Heat oil in a hot Wok.
Stir fry garlic briefly
Add pork and stir fry until golden
Stir in fish and oyster sauces, pepper and sugar
Add the beans and stir fry for 1 minute
Add a little water or stock if needed to make a good amount of sauce.
Taste to see if seasoning is required.
When the pork is cooked remove from heat.
Serve with rice and garnish with roughly chopped coriander leaves
A Flash in the Pan: 100 Fast and Furious Recipes for Wok and Stir-Fry
Mail this postCashew nut butter – delicious in place of butter or margarine
1 Cup raw cashews
1 1/2 teaspoon of salt – Celtic is best
1/4 cup cold pressed olive oil ( I have also used rice bran oil)
Enough water to cover cashew nuts in the blender
Method: Put all ingredients into blend and blend until creamy and smooth.
Apple Butter
6 Apples chopped and peeled + 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
A handful of raisins + 3 Tablespoons water
Put all ingredients into a pan and simmer until water is absorbed.
Puree in blender till smooth
Store in the fridge and use as butter – its also delicious as a topping over desserts like apple crisp or peach crisp – experiment !
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